Barrel construction



A ril 8 1924.

. J. TROMBINO BARREL CONSTRUCTION Fil ed Dec. 16. 1922 Patented Apr. 8,1924.

warren STATES JOSEPH TROMBINO, or WASHINGTON, nis'rnro'r or COLUMBIA;

BARREL CONSTRUCTLON.

Application filed December 16, 1922 Serial No. 607,329.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,-Josm r1 TROMBINO, a subject of the King ofItaly,'rcsiding at Washington, in the District of Columbia, haveinvented certaiirnew and useful lnr provements in Barrel Construction,of which the following is a specification.

The invention has for an object to pro- Vide an improved means forshipping liquids safely in barrels, and to prevent removal andsubstitution of contents. It is an especial object to provide a barrelfor the shipment of olive oil or other valuable liquids. In the trafiicin olive oil it frequently happens that unauthorized persons open thebungs and draw off all or a portion of the contents, sometimessubstituting inferior oils. This may occur before ship ment, while uponthe docks, or while in the hold of aship, or after delivery to theconsignee where barrels stand about in such manner that opportunity isafforded for theft in the way indicated.

My improvement aims barrel, whereby it will not be. possible for thecontents to be removed by unauthorized persons, but ready filling of thebarrel or removal of the contents may be accomplished by proper persons.c I It is also an aim to effect an improvement in lined barrels wherebythe retention of the contents without loss of bulk and withoutimpairment of thequality maybe effected over long periods.

A further object of the invention is to enable the installation ofmylocking construction on casks ofthe ordinary type in which woodenstavesheld by metal hoops comprise the walls in the main. 3 7

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention reside intheconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts involved as may beunderstood from the following description of one embodiment of theinvention, and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my barrel, 1

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the barrel,

Fig. 3 is a top view, showing the ported head and tightening and lockingdevice for the closure.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of particularly to provide animproved method of looking a the locking device on the line 4+4 of Fig.3.

Fig.5 is a plan of the blank for the locking'bar, I Fig. '6 is anelevation of the cleat,

Fig. 7 is a plan of the'blank forthe latch. There is illustrated a cask10 which may be formed of staves 11 held together by hoops 12, abOftOll'l. head 13'of usual form being provided, while in the groove '14at the opposite end of the barrel, a ported head 15 is provided having aport opening lGtherethrough circular in" the present instance, though itmay be of other form, if desired. The hoops may-be held againstloosening by link straps 17 connected therebetween. r

The entireinterior of the cask is lined with metal or skin 18, which isfitted as nearly as practicable to the shape of the cask. This lining isextended out through the port opening and in the case where skin isemployed secured by means of tacks 19 or other means.

The edges of the opening l6a-re preferably chamfered outwardly and theskin arranged tofit smoothly within the opening. Any kind of cleaned anddried skin has been found satisfactory. In case it is desiredto formabung hole in the container, this may be formed, as: at 20 and in thebung hole a metal ferrule or nipple; 21 fitted havingan external flangefitted snugly against the face of the cask, and flared at the inner end,and fitted over the adjacent edge portions of the lining '18. In case ametal lining is employed the fittingQl may be soldered to the lining. JI

A closure 22- s' provided shaped to fit snugly in the opening 16, itsinner surface and edges being covered with a facing material23, similarto that of the lining 18; The edges of the closure are inclined so as towedge in the opening 16, and when the abutting edges are covered withskin, it is found that a very tight joint may be obtained between theport and the closure, with great ease.

A fastening bar 24 is pivoted centrally of the closure 22, its endsprojecting beyond the opening, and at opposite sides of the openingcleats 25 aresecured to the ported head, having wedge slots 26 therein,into which respective endsof the bar 24 may be forced, whereby the barwill be pressed inentirely through the slot.

ward against the closure, by the inclined edges 27 at the top sides ofthe cleat slots. The cleats may be formed of sheet metal and have baseflanges by which they may be secured with screws 28 to the head 15. Thebar may be of any simple form if desired, and may also be formed ofsheet metal, with stiflening flanges 2930 turned up at the sides. Also,if desired, tongues 31 may be formed on the bar projecting so as tocover the screws or other fastenings of the cleats when the bar is inlocked position, sothat a screw driver cannot be then used to remove thescrews. Slide or wear plates 32 may be provided on the surface of theclosure if desired, so that the bar may press upon them instead ofagainst the surfaces of the closure.

The flange 30 close to the extremity of the bar is formed with ahorizontal slot 33 close to the top of the bar, and slidable in thisslot there is a latch hasp 34 having projections 35 at each side forminga head which prevents the latch from being drawn The latch is notched atone side as at 36, and provided with a longitudinal slot 37 adapted tofit snugly over a staple 38 mounted on the base flange of the adjacentcleat 25. The latch is disposed with its notched side adjacent thecleat, and the end portion of the cleat is turned at right angles towardthe latch so as to form a lock flange 39 to fit in one of the notches ofthe latch whenever the latch is pressed down over the staple.

In the use of the invention, the barrel and parts being constructed asdescribed, the closure 22 beingremoved, the cask may be filled, and theclosure being replaced, a turn of the bar 24 will engage it with thecleats so as to tighten the closure in the port opening 16. The latch 34being in place in the slot 33, it may be moved pivotally and presseddown around the staple, the flange 39 thereby being engaged in one ofthe notches of the latch so as to lock the bar 24 in tight engagementwith the cleats and holding the closure securely in place. It should beobserved that the slot 33 is much longer than the major width of thestaple, so that no matter what the position of the bar 24, in thecleats, the latch may always be engaged over the staple. If, now, apadlock 40 or other key-operated device he engaged through the staple,the latch cannot be lifted to release the bar 24 until a person with thekey unfastens it.

The bung hole may be closed in the usual way and sealed in a manner toprevent its. opening without detection, or the bung hole may be omittedso that only with a key could the contents be obtained.

WVhatis claimed is 1. A cask of the character described, comprising achambered body having a port opening in the head thereof, a closureelement adapted to wedge in the opening, a rotating fastening member,and means co -engageable between the closure and head to lock therotatingmember in fasteningposition.

2. In a cask of the character described, a barrel body, a head thereinhaving a port,

a closure adapted to wedge in the opening,

a rotatable bar pivoted centrally of the closure, wedge devices atopposite sides of the opening adapted to receive the ends of the bar andwedge it inwardly, a latch device having a pivotal relation to the barextended laterally therefrom, means to engage the latch in one positionto hold it against relative movement with said bar, and means to lockthe latch in engaged position.

3. In a barrel element of the character described, a head having anaccess opening, a closure therefor, a locking bar pivoted concentricallyof the head on the closure securing devices on the head constructed andpositioned to engage the bar operatively under rotation in onedirection, including a cleat device having an inturned flange at one endvertical to-the head, a longitudinally slotted hasp pivoted on the barnotched at one side to engage and receive the flange thereinadjustab-ly, and a staple positioned to engage through the hasp and holdit in engaging relation to said flange.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH TROMBINO. Witnesses:

FELIGE BIANGO, R. H. BAGBY.

